"The Unconcious mind of man sees correctly even when Concious reason is Blind and Impotent"
Carl Jung.
2006-11-17 23:27:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
All of our automated tasks are decided and put in action
by our unconscious mind. We even think within our sub-
conscious mind. These actions mainly refer to repeated
tasks that we perform every day. One of the best examples
of this is the musician who is playing a "presto" on any
instrument. Despite the fact that he has the score in front
of him, it would be impossible to read and play what he is
reading in the correct timing. The delay time between
reading, interpretation and playing has a lag time that
would simply put the virtuoso out of beat. Therefore he
shuts off his conscious virtues aside and simply plays
whatever his eyes register in full automation. Likewise
we, who are not virtuosos, do the same based on pure
instinct and are able to react to unknown danger without
thinking. Sportsmen are another good example, although
I am British, I will mention baseball; how can batsman
consciously work out where a spinning ball will be when
it reaches his bat. How can he strike it. Pure instinct
which has been trained to anticipate fact before it turns
into fact. The conscious mind is trained to switch off and
allow the unconscious to take over and perform perfectly
alone. We can conjecture many examples which can even
include writing, all art forms, and dynamic reading when
pages are flipped over almost as fast as the fingers can
handle this task, yet, when questioned the reader knows
all that was written. And allow us to mention the great tenor
Boccelli, who sings equally to all of the greats, rides a bike
or motorcycle, knows where he is at all times and is completely
blind! The power of his unconscious mind needs no sight
and has substituted the image in conscious reasoning. Or
am I wrong?
2006-11-18 00:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Ricky 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
of course we are working programs of our pasts.
all the information we have stored, emotions, reactions, beliefs as children are all stored in the unconcious mind.
before we act this information is engaged and comparisons are made between what we have been taught and what we understand now, a view is then formed as to the most benificial option before the concious mind carries out the actions.
our unconcious mind is our blueprint for life.
2006-11-17 23:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Can you believe in the power of something? Surely belief is subjective. Semantics perhaps, but surely an interesting indicator of society's current understanding of this type of questions.
I don't have the data to back it but from experience I can only assume that it is true that the 'unconscious mind' has some significant influence over our actions. Perhas the unconsious mind is more instinctive that the consious one. Humans then, I suppose are both victim of and beneficiary of their consiousness - it being the thing that allows us to forget instinct but also the thing which holds us back from following a 'correctly reasoned path'.
2006-11-17 23:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by Henry R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, gut instinct. The accumulation of a lifetime of experiences. Probably wiser in some situations to go with that, than with an intellectually worked out solution. I think it will be at its most reliable when you are not dealing with a technical problem, but with a decision involving the evaluation of other people, and understanding what you yourself can cope with.
2006-11-18 00:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But I also believe that we can learn to understand the messages our unconscious mind is trying to send us. Moreover, I think it is our moral duty, otherwise, we could always say "it wasn't me who had done it, but my unconscious mind". Psychoanalysis put a new light on the problem of human responsibility.
2006-11-17 23:36:24 · answer #5 · answered by Aurora 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is incredible what the mind can do, even after many years of studier still don't know. and we average we using only about 45% of the power of our brain.
2006-11-18 02:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by boukhebaz m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'll try an experiment for you.
I'll drink red wine untill i lose conciousness then i'll see what happens next...
blind and impotent sounds about right
2006-11-17 23:36:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i do. Although much of it is still a mystery
2006-11-17 23:29:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do.
2006-11-17 23:31:41 · answer #9 · answered by Chichou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i believe in it.
2006-11-17 23:44:28 · answer #10 · answered by welshwife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋